# Oltara Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Oltara

Oltara is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,562 people in 349 households**, the 27th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,562people (2011)
- 349households
- 32.0%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Oltara

Of every 100 households in Oltara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Oltara · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Oltara?

■ Oltara · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.0%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**950

Working population ****55.1%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.3% for men and 27.8% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (31%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 567 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Habibpur

- Srirampur1,746 people
- Nirail1,695 people
- Bhabuk1,675 people
- Bijail1,610 people
- Talpukur1,560 people
- Aragachhi1,508 people
- Dhala Kandar1,470 people
- Binodpur1,438 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Oltara?1,562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oltara in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Oltara?32.0% (Census 2011)